Tent city outside Chick-fil-A in Mt. Prospect
More than 80 people began camping out Wednesday morning in the parking lot of the Chick-fil-A that will open Thursday, Feb. 21, in Mount Prospect. They are out to secure their place among the first 100 customers, who will be awarded a free year’s supply of Chick-fil-A.
The restaurant at 950 N. Elmhurst Road opens at 6 a.m. Feb. 21, and customers were allowed to begin lining up at 6 a.m. Wednesday.
The 149-seat restaurant is one of 102 Chick-fil-A plans to open nationwide this year.
Rich Fitzgerald of Oswego camps out Wednesday with family and friends in a tent city at the new Mount Prospect Chick-fil-A.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Linda Foertsch, left, of Addison and Jennifer Floyd of Oak Lawn, camp out Wednesday in a tent city at the new Mount Prospect Chick-fil-A.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Gale Ahrens of Plainfield camps out Wednesday with family and friends in a tent city at the new Mount Prospect Chick-fil-A.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Nuno and Laura Schmidt of Mount Prospect camp out in the tent city at a new Mount Prospect Chick-fil-A.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com